| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |